Legislator Activity Profile

These objective, nonpartisan measures are used to show this elected official's activities at the Statehouse. They are not intended to present a ranking or rating of any kind. Average is that of all state elected officials in this chamber. The data below is based on legislative activity during 2017 and 2018, through October 1.

Attendance

How often does the elected official attend official legislative days?

Average 88%

95% Present

Committee Participation

How often does the elected official attend committee public hearings?

Average 75%

80% Attendance

How often does the elected official vote in committee executive session?

Average 81%

69% Voted

Partisanship

How often does the elected official vote with the majority of fellow party members (applies to Democrats and Republicans only)?

Average 76%

72% With Party

Voting Participation

How often does the elected official cast a vote during official roll call votes?

Average 85%

95% Roll Call Votes

Bill Prime Sponsorship

Does the elected official prime sponsor bills?

Average 3

4 Prime Sponsored Bills

How many of the elected official’s prime sponsored bills became law?

Average 1

3 Became Law

POSITION ON ISSUES

These issue positions are derived from the annual Citizens Count issue surveys or candidate websites, social media posts, media interviews, voting records, and other sources.

Crime and Public Safety

Should NH decriminalize small amounts of marijuana?

FOR | Read My Position

Voted to decriminalize possession of 3/4 ounce or less of marijuana (HB 640)

Should NH increase law enforcement policies and penalties for heroin-related offenses?

NO RESPONSE | Read My Position

This candidate has not provided a position on this issue. Each election year we send a survey on key issues to every candidate for state office. We make every effort to reach each candidate by phone, e-mail, and snail-mail. We also search for issue positions from other sources. If you have any information in this regard please share it with us. Our e-mail is info@citizenscount.org.

Is police brutality an issue in NH?

NO RESPONSE | Read My Position

This candidate has not provided a position on this issue. Each election year we send a survey on key issues to every candidate for state office. We make every effort to reach each candidate by phone, e-mail, and snail-mail. We also search for issue positions from other sources. If you have any information in this regard please share it with us. Our e-mail is info@citizenscount.org.

Should NH legalize the recreational use of marijuana?

OTHER | Read My Position

Voted to legalize possession and homegrowing of marijuana without allowing sales (HB 656)

Source: Voting Record 2018

Economy, Budget and Taxes

Should NH do more to limit eminent domain?

FOR | Read My Position

Voted in favor of 2015 House Bill 572. When residential land is taken through eminent domain for a gas pipeline, HB 572 allows the resident to require the pipeline company to purchase all of the land, not just a part.

Source: Voting Record 2015

Should NH continue to use property taxes instead of a new broad-based tax, such as an income tax?

FOR | Read My Position

"Ensure New Hampshire has a sensible, balanced budget and an adequate rainy day fund without increasing taxes."

"Ensure New Hampshire has a sensible, balanced budget and an adequate rainy day fund without increasing taxes."

Source: Candidate's Website 2016

Should NH add an income tax on earned income?

AGAINST | Read My Position

"Ensure New Hampshire has a sensible, balanced budget and an adequate rainy day fund without increasing taxes."

Source: Candidate's Website 2016

Should New Hampshire government do more to increase the supply of affordable housing?

NO RESPONSE | Read My Position

This candidate has not provided a position on this issue. Each election year we send a survey on key issues to every candidate for state office. We make every effort to reach each candidate by phone, e-mail, and snail-mail. We also search for issue positions from other sources. If you have any information in this regard please share it with us. Our e-mail is info@citizenscount.org.

Should New Hampshire increase subsidies and tax credits for business investment?

NO RESPONSE | Read My Position

This candidate has not provided a position on this issue. Each election year we send a survey on key issues to every candidate for state office. We make every effort to reach each candidate by phone, e-mail, and snail-mail. We also search for issue positions from other sources. If you have any information in this regard please share it with us. Our e-mail is info@citizenscount.org.

This candidate has not provided a position on this issue. Each election year we send a survey on key issues to every candidate for state office. We make every effort to reach each candidate by phone, e-mail, and snail-mail. We also search for issue positions from other sources. If you have any information in this regard please share it with us. Our e-mail is info@citizenscount.org.

Should NH continue to base statewide assessments on Common Core standards?

NO RESPONSE | Read My Position

This candidate has not provided a position on this issue. Each election year we send a survey on key issues to every candidate for state office. We make every effort to reach each candidate by phone, e-mail, and snail-mail. We also search for issue positions from other sources. If you have any information in this regard please share it with us. Our e-mail is info@citizenscount.org.

Energy and Environment

Should NH allow the Northern Pass to proceed with some (not all) of the lines buried?

OTHER | Read My Position

"Prevent the massive towers from going up throughout the North Country and work to protect our quality of life, property values, and tourist revenues."

Source: Candidate's Website 2016

Should NH restrict further wind power development?

NO RESPONSE | Read My Position

This candidate has not provided a position on this issue. Each election year we send a survey on key issues to every candidate for state office. We make every effort to reach each candidate by phone, e-mail, and snail-mail. We also search for issue positions from other sources. If you have any information in this regard please share it with us. Our e-mail is info@citizenscount.org.

Should New Hampshire maintain the renewable portfolio standard, which requires public utilities in New Hampshire to obtain a certain percentage of electricity from renewable energy sources (25% by 2025)?

NO RESPONSE | Read My Position

This candidate has not provided a position on this issue. Each election year we send a survey on key issues to every candidate for state office. We make every effort to reach each candidate by phone, e-mail, and snail-mail. We also search for issue positions from other sources. If you have any information in this regard please share it with us. Our e-mail is info@citizenscount.org.

Should New Hampshire continue to participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which requires utilities to purchase allowances for every ton of carbon they emit?

NO RESPONSE | Read My Position

This candidate has not provided a position on this issue. Each election year we send a survey on key issues to every candidate for state office. We make every effort to reach each candidate by phone, e-mail, and snail-mail. We also search for issue positions from other sources. If you have any information in this regard please share it with us. Our e-mail is info@citizenscount.org.

Should NH do more to limit eminent domain?

FOR | Read My Position

Voted in favor of 2015 House Bill 572. When residential land is taken through eminent domain for a gas pipeline, HB 572 allows the resident to require the pipeline company to purchase all of the land, not just a part.

Source: Voting Record 2015

Health Care

Was New Hampshire right to continue expanded Medicaid eligibility, using the traditional Medicaid system of managed care instead of private insurance?

FOR | Read My Position

Voted to continue expanded Medicaid eligibility, using the traditional Medicaid system of managed care instead of private insurance (SB 313)

Source: Voting Record 2018

Should New Hampshire ban abortion after 20 weeks gestation, with exceptions for cases of rape/incest and health complications?

AGAINST | Read My Position

Voted against prohibiting abortions at or after 20 weeks gestation (HB 1328)

Source: Voting Record 2018

Should NH increase funding for heroin treatment programs?

NO RESPONSE | Read My Position

This candidate has not provided a position on this issue. Each election year we send a survey on key issues to every candidate for state office. We make every effort to reach each candidate by phone, e-mail, and snail-mail. We also search for issue positions from other sources. If you have any information in this regard please share it with us. Our e-mail is info@citizenscount.org.

Should parents be allowed to opt their children out of the NH immunization/vaccination registry?

NO RESPONSE | Read My Position

This candidate has not provided a position on this issue. Each election year we send a survey on key issues to every candidate for state office. We make every effort to reach each candidate by phone, e-mail, and snail-mail. We also search for issue positions from other sources. If you have any information in this regard please share it with us. Our e-mail is info@citizenscount.org.

What is your opinion on the state providing some funding for Planned Parenthood?

NO RESPONSE | Read My Position

This candidate has not provided a position on this issue. Each election year we send a survey on key issues to every candidate for state office. We make every effort to reach each candidate by phone, e-mail, and snail-mail. We also search for issue positions from other sources. If you have any information in this regard please share it with us. Our e-mail is info@citizenscount.org.

Was NH right to expand Medicaid eligibility, using private insurance wherever possible?

Voted to allow qualifying patients and caregivers to grow medicinal marijuana at home (HB 593)

Source: Voting Record 2015

Politics and Political Process

Should NH broaden campaign finance disclosure laws?

NO RESPONSE | Read My Position

This candidate has not provided a position on this issue. Each election year we send a survey on key issues to every candidate for state office. We make every effort to reach each candidate by phone, e-mail, and snail-mail. We also search for issue positions from other sources. If you have any information in this regard please share it with us. Our e-mail is info@citizenscount.org.

Should NH limit terms for elected officials?

NO RESPONSE | Read My Position

This candidate has not provided a position on this issue. Each election year we send a survey on key issues to every candidate for state office. We make every effort to reach each candidate by phone, e-mail, and snail-mail. We also search for issue positions from other sources. If you have any information in this regard please share it with us. Our e-mail is info@citizenscount.org.

Should NH impose strict residency requirements on registering to vote?

FOR | Read My Position

Voted to require all voters domiciled in New Hampshire to follow residency laws, such as the requirement to register any car in New Hampshire (HB 1264)

Source: Voting Record 2018

Recreation and Transportation

Should NH pursue expanded commuter rail?

NO RESPONSE | Read My Position

This candidate has not provided a position on this issue. Each election year we send a survey on key issues to every candidate for state office. We make every effort to reach each candidate by phone, e-mail, and snail-mail. We also search for issue positions from other sources. If you have any information in this regard please share it with us. Our e-mail is info@citizenscount.org.

Social Issues

Should NH decriminalize small amounts of marijuana?

FOR | Read My Position

Voted to decriminalize possession of 3/4 ounce or less of marijuana (HB 640)

Should New Hampshire ban abortion after 20 weeks gestation, with exceptions for cases of rape/incest and health complications?

AGAINST | Read My Position

Voted against prohibiting abortions at or after 20 weeks gestation (HB 1328)

Source: Voting Record 2018

Should NH increase funding for heroin treatment programs?

NO RESPONSE | Read My Position

This candidate has not provided a position on this issue. Each election year we send a survey on key issues to every candidate for state office. We make every effort to reach each candidate by phone, e-mail, and snail-mail. We also search for issue positions from other sources. If you have any information in this regard please share it with us. Our e-mail is info@citizenscount.org.

Should NH increase law enforcement policies and penalties for heroin-related offenses?

NO RESPONSE | Read My Position

This candidate has not provided a position on this issue. Each election year we send a survey on key issues to every candidate for state office. We make every effort to reach each candidate by phone, e-mail, and snail-mail. We also search for issue positions from other sources. If you have any information in this regard please share it with us. Our e-mail is info@citizenscount.org.

Should NH do more to enforce federal immigration laws?

NO RESPONSE | Read My Position

This candidate has not provided a position on this issue. Each election year we send a survey on key issues to every candidate for state office. We make every effort to reach each candidate by phone, e-mail, and snail-mail. We also search for issue positions from other sources. If you have any information in this regard please share it with us. Our e-mail is info@citizenscount.org.

What is your opinion on the state providing some funding for Planned Parenthood?

NO RESPONSE | Read My Position

This candidate has not provided a position on this issue. Each election year we send a survey on key issues to every candidate for state office. We make every effort to reach each candidate by phone, e-mail, and snail-mail. We also search for issue positions from other sources. If you have any information in this regard please share it with us. Our e-mail is info@citizenscount.org.

Voted to forbid the use of EBT cards or cash from EBT cards for alcohol, tobacco, gambling, lottery tickets, tattoos, firearms, or adult entertainment (SB 169)

Source: Voting Record 2015

Should NH legalize the recreational use of marijuana?

OTHER | Read My Position

Voted to legalize possession and homegrowing of marijuana without allowing sales (HB 656)

Source: Voting Record 2018

VOTING RECORD

2018

Crime and Public Safety

SB 500 (2018) -
Removes the prohibition of carrying a loaded rifle or shotgun in or on a stationary motor vehicle, OHRV, snowmobile, or aircraft. This bill also changes some legal references to firearms, and allows licensed bow hunters to carry firearms. Lastly, this bill removes the ability to deny or revoke a hunting license if a person "is not a suitable person to carry firearms." The Senate amended the bill to also allow carrying a loaded firearm on a moving vehicle if the person is protecting livestock or crops. The Senate amendment also allows hunting with an air rifle. -
Voted to loosen firearm and hunting laws

SB 593 (2018) -
Changes the penalty for any offense eligible for the death penalty to life imprisonment without parole.
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Excused/did not vote

SB 500 (2018) -
Removes the prohibition of carrying a loaded rifle or shotgun in or on a stationary motor vehicle, OHRV, snowmobile, or aircraft. This bill also changes some legal references to firearms, and allows licensed bow hunters to carry firearms. Lastly, this bill removes the ability to deny or revoke a hunting license if a person "is not a suitable person to carry firearms." The Senate amended the bill to also allow carrying a loaded firearm on a moving vehicle if the person is protecting livestock or crops. The Senate amendment also allows hunting with an air rifle. -
Voted to loosen firearm and hunting laws

Health Care

HB 1680 (2018) -
Prohibits abortion after viability, unless the mother's life is in danger, "in cases of Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome, or to remove a fetus with severe anomalies incompatible with life." -
Voted to table this bill, effectively killing the bill for 2018

SB 313 (2018) -
Continues New Hampshire's expanded Medicaid program. This bill makes several significant changes to the program. First, it moves participants off private insurance and into managed care, similar to traditional Medicaid enrollees. Second, it adds a work requirement for participants. Third, it removes funding from voluntary contributions by health care providers, which the federal government said is illegal. Instead, bill sponsors say the program will use revenue from alcohol sales to fund the program. SB 313 also establishes the Granite Workforce program, which will use some federal welfare funding to establish a program that will help place low income individuals in jobs in areas with workforce shortages.
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Voted for Medicaid expansion

HB 1680 (2018) -
Prohibits abortion after viability, unless the mother's life is in danger, "in cases of Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome, or to remove a fetus with severe anomalies incompatible with life." -
Voted to table this bill, effectively killing the bill for 2018

Politics and Political Process

HB 1264 (2018) -
Redefines "resident" and "inhabitant" to remove the phrase "for the indefinite future." This bill would potentially require all voters domiciled in New Hampshire to follow residency laws, such as the requirement to register any car in New Hampshire. -
Voted for voter residency requirement

Social Issues

Crime and Public Safety

HB 640 (2017) -
Decriminalizes possession of 3/4 ounce or less of marijuana, with additional penalties for violators under age twenty-one. -
Voted to decriminalize marijuana

SB 12 (2017) -
Increases the length of time for which a license to carry a concealed firearm is valid, and repeals the requirement to obtain a license to carry a concealed firearm.
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Voted to repeal the license to carry a concealed firearm

HB 656 (2017) -
Legalizes and taxes marijuana for adults over age twenty-one. The bill outlines various regulations, from the ability of municipalities to control the location of marijuana establishments, to labels disclosing the THC in each serving of a marijuana product. The bill also legalizes hemp. The House amended the bill to instead legalize possession and homegrowing of marijuana without allowing sales. -
Voted to send this bill to interim study, effectively killing the bill for 2018

SB 131 (2017) -
Appropriates $1,155,000 to hire five state troopers assigned to drug enforcement on the state border. This bill also appropriates $3,340,000 for state and local law enforcement and the state lab for overtime related to drug enforcement. -
Voted for additional drug enforcement funding

SB 66 (2017) -
Includes fetuses as potential victims under murder statutes. The Senate amended the bill to include only fetuses twenty weeks and older, not just "viable" fetuses. -
Voted for fetal homicide law

HB 656 (2017) -
Legalizes and taxes marijuana for adults over age twenty-one. The bill outlines various regulations, from the ability of municipalities to control the location of marijuana establishments, to labels disclosing the THC in each serving of a marijuana product. The bill also legalizes hemp. The House amended the bill to instead legalize possession and homegrowing of marijuana without allowing sales. -
Voted to send this bill to interim study, effectively killing the bill for 2018

SB 66 (2017) -
Includes fetuses as potential victims under murder statutes. The Senate amended the bill to include only fetuses twenty weeks and older, not just "viable" fetuses. -
Voted for fetal homicide law

Economy, Budget and Taxes

HB 144 (2017) -
Changes the annual county budget procedures for Rockingham County to match those used in Hillsborough County. Since the House failed to pass the 2018-2019 budget bill HB 1, the Senate amended this bill into a new budget bill. -
Voted for 2018-2019 budget bill

SB 10 (2017) -
Creates a program to repay licensed milk producers from losses during the 2016 drought. The bill appropriates $2 million to the Milk Producers Emergency Relief Fund. -
Voted for dairy farmer assistance

SB 11 (2017) -
Right-to-Work bill that prohibits collective bargaining agreements that require employees to join or contribute to a labor union.
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Voted to consider Right to Work

SB 242 (2017) -
Authorizes one smaller and one larger casino with video lottery and table gaming. The smaller casino would pay an initial ten-year license fee of $40 million, and the larger casino would pay an initial ten-year license fee of $80 million. The casinos would pay a tax of 35% on gross slot machine revenue and 18% on gross table game revenue. The Legislature would choose how to distribute this revenue, provided that some of the revenue goes to towns hosting or neighboring the casino, and some of the revenue goes to treat problem gambling. -
Voted against casinos

HB 628 (2017) -
Establishes a social insurance program that would be operated by New Hampshire Employment Security to provide for paid family and medical leave insurance. Employers would pay 0.5% of wages per employee as premium payments. The House amended the bill to increase the employee contribution to 0.67%, to allow employees to opt out, and to limit benefits to six weeks of paid leave. -
Voted against family and medical leave insurance program

HB 115 (2017) -
Raises the minimum wage to $9.50 in 2018 and $12 in 2019, with annual cost of living adjustments starting in 2020. The bill also establishes a training wage that is one dollar less than the minimum wage for the first three months of employment for someone sixteen or seventeen years-old. -
Voted against a minimum wage increase

HB 144 (2017) -
Changes the annual county budget procedures for Rockingham County to match those used in Hillsborough County. Since the House failed to pass the 2018-2019 budget bill HB 1, the Senate amended this bill into a new budget bill. -
Voted for 2018-2019 budget bill

SB 242 (2017) -
Authorizes one smaller and one larger casino with video lottery and table gaming. The smaller casino would pay an initial ten-year license fee of $40 million, and the larger casino would pay an initial ten-year license fee of $80 million. The casinos would pay a tax of 35% on gross slot machine revenue and 18% on gross table game revenue. The Legislature would choose how to distribute this revenue, provided that some of the revenue goes to towns hosting or neighboring the casino, and some of the revenue goes to treat problem gambling. -
Voted against casinos

Education

SB 8 (2017) -
Allows a school district to assign a child to a non-sectarian private school if there is no public school for the child's grade in the child's resident district. The bill was amended to also require the non-sectarian private school to administer an annual assessment. -
Voted to allow assignment to a private school

SB 191 (2017) -
Increases state funding for full-day kindergarten programs, with adjustments based on the number of English language learners and free and reduced lunch students in each district. The House amended the bill to simply provide full funding for full-day kindergarten programs, and half funding for half-day kindergarten programs. The House also added keno legalization to the bill to create the revenue for kindergarten funding. -
Voted for full day kindergarten funding with keno

SB 193 (2017) -
Establishes the "education freedom savings account program." This allows a parent to contract with a scholarship organization so that state education funding is transferred to the student's scholarship account rather than to the municipality in which the student resides. The House amended the bill to limit the scholarships to certain students, particularly low income students, students in underperforming schools, and special education students. The amended version also requires any student receiving a scholarship to complete an annual assessment to ensure academic progress. Lastly, if enough students leave a school district, the state will reimburse the school for some of the lost state education funding.
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Voted to consider education savings accounts

Energy and Environment

HB 592 (2017) -
Repeals the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The House amended the bill to instead end energy efficiency grants, and send all the proceeds from RGGI to commercial and residential ratepayer rebates. -
Voted to end energy efficiency grants and instead send RGGI proceeds to ratepayer rebates

Politics and Political Process

SB 3 (2017) -
Changes the definition of domicile for voting purposes to make it more restrictive. This bill explicitly excludes anyone who comes to the state "for temporary purposes," such as volunteering or working on political campaigns. Out-of-state college students are still allowed to claim a domicile in New Hampshire. However, if someone moves to a new New Hampshire address within 30 days of voting, he or she must present proof of intent to stay in New Hampshire. This proof could include a lease, driver's license, a child's enrollment at a public school, etc. The voter has until 10 days after the election to provide this proof to the town clerk. If the voter does not present this proof, he or she may be investigated, including a home visit by election officials. -
Voted for stricter voter registration laws